Starlight Glimmer told her friends that she was afraid to go back to her old town to celebrate the annual Sunset Festival. The Mane Six reassured her that she’s changed for the better, and that she wouldn’t have been invited if her old village had not believed she had reformed.

She decides to go with Trixie, but upon leaving, Twilight and the others were captured by Queen Chrysalis which made Starlight come back and get an unlikely team to save them!

But what if something else happened?

What if Starlight was too afraid to go to the festival that she didn’t leave? And what if Chrysalis and her changelings arrived at that same moment to invade Ponyville? How different would it might have been?

Well, actually, it would end up being a smart move for Starlight since she would stay and save her friends BEFORE they were captured. But what if that’s what happened instead?

An alternate ending to the season 6 closer, To Where and Back Again, and the second in my alternate ending series.

After Twilight destroyed her utopia of equal ponies, Starlight knew she would strike back. And now, she's ready. Her plan is flawless; sublime, even. She will make Twilight regret the day she ever crossed paths with her. She even has a dramatic entrance planned for maximum effect.

Now if only she can find Twilight without getting lost in the Castle of Friendship.

After Starlight is defeated by Twilight Sparkle and her friends she realizes she has nowhere to go. Instead of holding a grudge she decides to seek guidance from her first and only real friend, Sunburst. What will she discover about herself on her quest for redemption? Inspired by Prince Whateverer's song "Remember Me".

How does a filly cope with loneliness without the father who ran out on his family, leaving Starlight Glimmer without a daddy and her mother a broken, bitter shell of her former self? And now that her best, and only, friend has been flung off to Canterlot, who does a filly have to turn to? Nopony but herself with a growing, twisted mindset and nopony to steer her in the right direction. This is her start of darkness, leading her to what she would one day become.

Cover art sources:
https://mixiepie.deviantart.com/art/Little-Starlight-Glimmer-574994863
https://mixiepie.deviantart.com/art/Mlp-Fim-starlight-glimmer-sad-vector-575149089

(Takes place in AU during "To Where and Back Again, Part 2" for obvious reasons. Idea inspired by LittleshyFiM.)

When Thorax stops holding back and starts sharing love, magic is unleashed that causes not only the changelings to change but Starlight as well. In fact, the magic ends up changing her species completely.

To the shock of everyone, Starlight Glimmer is no longer a pony. Now, she is a changeling, and the queen of the changelings to boot.

Overwhelmed with this sudden change and the responsibilities that come with it, Starlight must quickly adapt and try to be a leader for her new hive. And this includes what to do with the former queen, Chrysalis.

Equestria has faced many threats, which Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Applejack have faced and defeated. But what happened when a threat came that was too big for even them?

It became the business of the unicorn Starlight Glimmer, Equestria's greatest, last-ditch defense. These are her heroic battles.

Though, there is a catch...

Despite the title, this story is unrelated to my Princess Cadance Saves Equestria (Wait, What?!) story and its sequel Princess Celestia Saves Equestria (And Pay Up!)

Against her will(mostly), Starlight agrees to protect Ponyville when Twilight and her other five friends are busy saving the entire world. The unicorn only agreed to this startling position because she actually believed that she wouldn't be doing any saving immediately.

She didn't think villains could pop out of nowhere, but they did, much to her chagrin. It's up to her to defeat them one by one, with her faithful butler--er, friend Spike and Robin...I mean, Trixie at her side.

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Comments and ideas appreciated!

Starlight Glimmer is filled with guilt for all the things she did at her old town. She also is wondering why Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship, is giving her a second chance after all the misery Starlight caused. Twilight and Starlight take the train right after Starlight becomes Twilight's apprentice of friendship.

This takes place during the song, Friends Are Always There For You, in the last episode of Season 5. There is a brief scene where Starlight returns with Twilight to the town Starlight had left at the beginning of the season. I know Starlight returns later in a different episode, but I wanted to write a short little story showing what Starlight might be thinking after her whole ordeal.

Starlight Glimmer discovers a letter on her desk asking for help bonding with others and getting over a social anxiety disorder. Although, there's only one problem: the letter is anonymous.

Through the letters, friendship tips and just friendly reminders are sent between the two, and it soon spreads into a school-wide thing. But there's one thing that everyone is wondering. Who was the original sender?

Chrysalis kidnapped a dozen ponies, threatened Equestria, was betrayed by her own kind, and has now vowed vengeance on Starlight Glimmer before leaping from the ruins of her castle and flying off. She is definitely going to get away.

Absolutely.

Yep.

Reading by TheCaptainSand - Scarlett Blade

Translated into Spanish by ZodiacalComet